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Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Best Left on the Drawing Board
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Air America
Air America - a secret airline run by the CIA - flew missions no one else would touch, from General Claire Cennault's legendary Flying Tigers in WW II to two...
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Now a major Guy Ritchie film:
One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, Winston Churchill knew...
Escaping Hitler: Heroic True Stories of Great Escapes in Nazi Europe
Some of the great untold stories of the Second World War concern the freedom trails, the highly dangerous escape routes out of Nazi Occupied Europe. Over 5,000 British, Commonwealth and...
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, now a Major Guy Ritchie Film:
One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston...
Hitler's Secret Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Nazi Plan for Final
A fascinating illustrated account of a crucial but less well-known aspect of the Third Reich. The story of the weapons that could have won the war: Nazi flying saucers, the...
Cover Up at Omaha Beach: Maisy Battery and the US Ranges
The Rangers mission was clear. They were to lead the assault on Omaha Beach and breakout inland. Simultaneously other Ranger units would scale the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to...
Kidnap in Crete: The True Story of the Abduction of a Nazi General
This is the story of how a small SOE unit led by Patrick Leigh Fermor kidnapped a German general on the Nazi-occupied island of Crete in 1944. For thirty-two days,...
Supreme Commander: Macarthur's Triumph in Japan
He is the most decorated general in American history-and the only five five-star general to receive the Medal of Honor. Yet Douglas MacArthur's greatest victory was not in war but...
Hiroshima Nagasaki
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Japan 1945. In one of the defining moments of the twentieth century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US...
The Battle of the Ypres-Comines Canal 1940: France and Flanders
Known in some accounts as the Battle of Wijtschaete, the confrontation along the Ypres-Comines Canal in 1940 is still hardly remembered in this country and, apart from the battle honours...
Winter Soldiers: An Oral History of the Vietnam Veterans Against the
"Winter Soldiers is an immensely valuable contribution to the history of the Vietnam War. It brings to life, through the words of the veterans themselves, the journey each individual made,...
Inferno: The True Story of a B-17 Gunner's Heroism and the Bloodiest
There's no higher accolade in the U.S. military than the Medal of Honor, and 472 people received it for their action during World War II. But only one was demoted...
Hell No: The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Peace Movement
Why those who protested the Vietnam War must be honored, remembered, and appreciated "Hell no" was the battle cry of the largest peace movement in American history-the effort to end...
Riders of the Apocalypse: German Cavalry and Modern Warfare, 1870-1945
Despite the enduring popular image of the blitzkrieg of World War II, the German Army always depended on horses. It could not have waged war without them. While the Army's...
The Military and Police Forces of the Gulf States: Volume 1 the
This book provides an overview of the military forces, and their antecedents, of the Arabian Gulf States. Most were British Protected States, resulting in their armed forces being heavily influenced...
Hitler's War: World War II as Portrayed by Signal, the International
The downfall of Nazi Germany, as seen through its own media. The first issue of Signal magazine, Germany's biweekly army propaganda publication, hit the newsstands in April of 1940. The...
Under Siege: PLO Decisionmaking During the 1982 War
Under Siege is Rashid Khalidi's firsthand account of the 1982 Lebanon War and the complex negotiations for the evacuation of the P.L.O. from Beirut. Utilizing unconventional sources and interviews with...
The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea: As Seen by Officers of the
The Luftwaffe and the War at Sea is a collection of fascinating accounts written by Germany military officers - both Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe - about the naval war in the...
German Naval Guns 1939-1945
From the huge 15-inch guns carried by the Bismarck to the smallest machine gun used by coastal forces, this comprehensive encyclopedia covers every German artillery piece mounted afloat during World...
Enemies Within: Communists, the Cambridge Spies and the Making of
What pushed Blunt, Burgess, Cairncross, Maclean and Philby into Soviet hands?With access to recently released papers and other neglected documents, this sharp analysis of the intelligence world examines how and...
The Pianist
The powerful memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds.'You can learn more about human nature from this brief account of the survival...
The War Diaries: World War II Written by the People Who Lived Through
Based on select writings from an exceptional Amsterdam archive containing more than two thousand Dutch diaries from World War II, The War Diaries illuminates a part of history we haven't...
Born For War: One SAS Trooper's Extraordinary Account of the Falklands
'A no holdout account of the Falklands War from a man who was in the fight.' Andy McNabTony Hoare always knew he wanted to be in the SAS and so,...
Hitler's British Isles
True-life recollections from the Channel Islanders who were the only British subjects to live under Nazi rule in WWII. 'Barrett has vividly summoned a troubling episode from our national past.'...
A Small, Stubborn Town: Life, death and defiance in Ukraine
'Extraordinary.' Philippe Sands'We are touched by the courage and dignity of Andrew Harding's characters - qualities that the author must surely possess in equal measure.' - Andrey Kurkov'A story of...
A Small, Stubborn Town: Life, death and defiance in Ukraine - As heard
It's March 2022 and Russian tanks are roaring across the vast, snow-dusted fields of Ukraine. Their destination: Voznesensk, a town with a small bridge that could change the course of...
A Small, Stubborn Town: Life, death and defiance in Ukraine
'Extraordinary.' Philippe Sands'We are touched by the courage and dignity of Andrew Harding's characters - qualities that the author must surely possess in equal measure.' - Andrey Kurkov'A story of...
The Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq
When Emma Sky, an intrepid young British woman, volunteered to help rebuild Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, she had little idea what she was letting herself in for....
What It Is Like To Go To War
In 1968, at the age of 22, Karl Marlantes abandoned his Oxford University scholarship to sign up for active service with the US Marine Corps in Vietnam. Pitched into a...
Lemay
LeMay was a terrifying, complex, and brilliant general. In World War II, he ordered the firebombing of Tokyo and was in charge when Atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and...
Phoenix - a Complete History of the Luftwaffe 1918-1945: Volume 2 - the Genesis of Air Power 1935-1937
Based on forty years of detailed research, Phoenix - A Complete History of the Luftwaffe 1918-1945 is a unique history of the wartime German Luftwaffe. Going far beyond a simple...
Double Agent Victoire: Mathilde Carre and the Interallie Network
On 28.2.42 there arrived in the U.K. a remarkable woman agent: Mathilde Lucie (or Lily) CARRE.' Her codename was VICTOIRE, although she became better known as 'La Chatte' - the...
Haunted Victory: The American Crusade to Destroy Saddam and Impose Democracy on Iraq
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Goldstar Century: 31 Squadron RAF 1915-2015
Author: Ian HallFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 304 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015Number 31 Squadron RAF will celebrate its centenary in 2015; a pivotal milestone for...
Secrets of a German POW: The Capture and Interrogation of Hauptmann Herbert Cleft
Author: Brian BrinkworthFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 256 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014This is the riveting and extraordinary story of Kapitan Herbert Cleff, presented here for...
Goldstar Century: 31 Squadron RAF 1915-2015
Author: Ian HallFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 304 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015Number 31 Squadron RAF will celebrate its centenary in 2015; a pivotal milestone for...
Operation Crusader: Tank Warfare in the Desert, Tobruk 1941
Author: Hermann BuschlebFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 228mm, 128 pagesPublished: Casemate Publishers, United States, 2019First English translation of a Geman account of Operation Crusader. The port of Tobruk, Libya, was besieged...
Secrets of a German POW: The Capture and Interrogation of Hauptmann Herbert Cleft
Author: Brian BrinkworthFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 234mm, 256 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2014This is the riveting and extraordinary story of Kapitan Herbert Cleff, presented here for...
Operation Swallow: American Soldiers' Remarkable Escape From Berga Concentration Camp
Author: Mark FeltonFormat: Paperback, 153mm x 234mm, 386g, 320 pagesPublished: Icon Books, United Kingdom, 2019Operation Swallow is the true story of how a small group of American soldiers, inspired by...
The Unknown Courier: The True Story of Operation Mincemeat
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